Framingham

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has partnered with the ​​Framingham nonprofit South Middlesex Opportunity Council to open in February a seven-bed pilot respite program.

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to 18 Worcester County nonprofits, aimed at bettering health outcomes and increasing access to care for underserved community members.

Perini expects to begin working on the project this month, with completion expected sometime in 2027.

Worcester accounting and consulting firm S&G LLP has been acquired by Citrin Cooperman Advisors of New York City.

Ernie Herrman, president and CEO of The TJX Cos. in Framingham, was the highest-paid CEO among Central Massachusetts public companies for fiscal 2023.

Framingham-based community support nonprofit United Way of Tri-County is one of five Massachusetts organizations set to split $8.3 million in state and federal grant funding to continue their participation in the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline network.

Advocates, a Framingham-based human services nonprofit, will open an autism training center for businesses and a social space for children and families impacted by autism.

Framingham-based social service organization United Way of Tri-County received a $200,000 donation on Tuesday from the Clinton-based Nypro Foundation to expand its food pantry and hot meals program in Clinton. 

Massachusetts is approaching the most challenging period of its decades-long mission to reach net zero emissions by 2050, with decarbonizing the energy sector being a critical part of reaching the state’s next benchmark in 2030, according to one state official.

For the second straight month, both Worcester and Middlesex counties saw an increase in total home sales compared to May of last year.